After I stopped trying, a rich woman trained me into a demon emperor.

"Your little man is finally back."

Chen Ya was tied up to a chair in the center of the living room, her mouth sealed shut with thick tape, and could only make desperate "woo-woo" sounds.

Her hair was disheveled, her cheeks were bruised, and her beautiful eyes were wide open, staring intently in the direction from which the sound came.

On a sofa three meters away, a man dressed in a loose black robe slowly got up.

His face was covered with eerie black markings that looked like they belonged to living beings, and he was toying with a gleaming boning knife in his hand.

The man's name was Xing Lie, and he was the Blood-Handed Butcher of the Wuji Sect.

He walked up to Chen Ya, the cold back of the blade slowly moving against her delicate, smooth face.

Chen Ya's hair stood on end instantly.

"Tsk tsk, what a gem."

In Xing Lie's murky yellow eyes, there was an undisguised lewdness.

"Fair skin and delicate flesh, with an extraordinary temperament."

"Once I kill that brat surnamed Zhou, I'll refine you into my personal Corpse Princess."

He lowered his voice, as if a venomous snake were flicking its tongue in his ear.

"To keep you conscious but unable to control your body, serving me day and night... that feeling must be incredibly pleasurable."

Chen Ya's eyes were practically spitting fire.

If looks could kill, Xing Lie would have been tortured to death a thousand times over.

But she was still gambling in her heart.

I'm betting that the man will come, betting that he'll descend like a god, just like last time.

"Bang--!"

A terrifyingly loud explosion occurred without warning!

The thickened bulletproof glass door seemed to have been hit head-on by a battering ram, instantly exploding into countless fragments!

A strong wind, carrying torrential rain, rushed in, causing the curtains in the entire hall to flutter wildly.

Xing Lie's pupils contracted sharply, and he turned around abruptly.

No probing? No breaking the formation?

To break down the door using the most brutal and savage methods?

Where did this hothead come from?!

A figure walked in against the wind and rain, stepping over the broken pieces on the ground.

Lightning flashed across the sky, illuminating Zhou Ran's face, which was cold and devoid of any emotion.

"Let her go."

"Such arrogance."

Xing Lie's figure flickered, and he vanished into thin air, completely merging into the darkness.

The hall fell silent once again.

The chilling sounds came from all directions, sometimes to the left, sometimes to the right, unpredictable.

"Now that you've entered my 'territory,' you are my prey."

"Is that so?"

Zhou Ran's answer consisted of only two words, laced with utter contempt.

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!

Several barely perceptible whooshing sounds rang out from the dark corner.

Several jet-black scorpions, their stingers gleaming with a deadly blue light, pounced on Zhou Ran's vitals from the most cunning angles under the cover of darkness.

Zhou Ran didn't even lift his eyelids.

The Spirit-Sealing Powder can isolate the Demon Eye, and the Bewitching Array can suppress divine consciousness.

But Xing Lie had overlooked one crucial point.

In his mind, there was still the remnant soul of a demon emperor who had ruled for eternity.

This bewildering array was nothing more than a child's game to Ye Futian.

In the instant when those venomous scorpions were only three inches away from his skin.

Zhou Ran's movements were so fluid and fast that they were impossible to see with the naked eye.

puff!puff!puff!

The scorpion, powerful enough to kill an adult elephant, burst into a black puddle with a gentle pinch of his two fingers.

"Is this all you've got?"

Zhou Ran flicked the dirt off his hands, his tone dismissive.

"You dare show off your little insect tricks in front of me?"

In the darkness, Xing Lie's breathing visibly paused for a moment.

"You've got some skill; no wonder you were able to kill my junior brother."

Xing Lie's voice turned sinister.

"But in my domain, you, the dragon, must coil up; the tiger, must lie low!"

The voice just fell.

Xing Lie suddenly activated a piece of pale white bone jade in his hand.

"A spine weighing a ton!"

boom!

The air in the entire hall instantly became incredibly heavy.

The gravitational field has changed!

The floor tiles beneath Zhou Ran's feet shattered inch by inch, emitting a mournful cry as they succumbed to the unbearable weight.

The gravity that was originally only their own body weight increased more than tenfold in that instant!

When the internal organs are compressed, movements will inevitably become sluggish and stiff.

Zhou Ran's figure did indeed pause slightly.

"It's done!"

Xing Lie, hiding in the shadows, was overjoyed.

Martial artists cultivate their physical bodies, even those who are masters of internal energy transformation.

Faced with sudden gravitational pressure, internal organs will be squeezed or even ruptured, and one's strength will be reduced to less than 50%.

"Is this all you've got?"

He's a cultivator, after all. This little bit of gravity isn't even enough to tickle him!

He raised his foot, preparing to break the spell with force and forcibly disperse the crude formation.

"Heh heh, you think you can't be crushed?"

Seeing that gravity hadn't pressed Zhou Ran down as expected, Xing Lie sneered, a glint of malice flashing in his eyes.

"What about this one?"

He suddenly pulled on an extremely thin thread in his hand.

Click!

Suddenly, a large, dark hole appeared in the floor beneath the chair Chen Ya was sitting in.

At the bottom of the cave, countless gleaming steel knives were stuck in the ground, each with its tip pointing upwards, directly at Chen Ya!

"what!"

Chen Ya felt weightless. Although she couldn't make a sound, the fear in her eyes had reached its peak.

"Save her, or save yourself?"

Xing Lie laughed wildly.

This is his trump card!

To save someone under the pressure of ten times the gravity, one must unleash their maximum speed.

However, this would also completely expose Zhou Ran's vulnerable back.

If he doesn't save her, he can only watch helplessly as his woman is pierced through the heart by a thousand blades!

This is a dead end!

Zhou Ran did not hesitate or waver at all.

boom!

The ground beneath his feet instantly exploded, creating a deep crater.

Zhou Ran suddenly unleashed a speed even more terrifying than usual, transforming into a black lightning bolt as he hurtled straight towards the falling black hole.

"court death!"

A sharp light shone brightly in Xing Lie's eyes.

This is the perfect moment he's been waiting for!

Just as Zhou Ran leaned forward, grabbed the rope of the falling chair, and used one hand to pull Chen Ya, chair and all, up, the moment...

His back was completely exposed to Xing Lie.

"Die!"

Xing Lie, like an eagle swooping down on a rabbit, swooped down from the roof beam, concentrating all his internal energy into one palm.

In the palm of his hand, a hideous, blood-red Gu worm poked its head out and let out a screeching shriek!

Heart-Eating Gu!

The Wuji Sect's signature poisonous gu!

As soon as it comes into contact with the skin, it will instantly neutralize the internal force.

Even a grandmaster would have his heart pierced and turn into a puddle of pus within three breaths.

Bang!

A muffled thud.

In order to keep his hand holding Chen Ya steady, Zhou Ran did not dodge at all and took the blow head-on.

"Ha ha ha ha!

"Once afflicted by my Heart-Eating Gu, even a god couldn't save you!"

Xing Lie landed a successful blow, using the momentum to bounce back and land several meters away, his face full of smugness and arrogance.

But next second.

His smile froze.

Zhou Ran gently placed the still-shaken Chen Ya in a safe area, then slowly turned around.

"this one?"

Zhou Ran looked at Xing Lie, his tone so calm it was unsettling.

"impossible!

How could you be alright? My Heart-Eating Gu…”

Xing Lie's eyes widened as if he had seen a ghost.

The blood-red Gu worm that was supposed to burrow into Zhou Ran's heart was now lying on the surface of Zhou Ran's skin.

It twisted and struggled frantically, but couldn't get inside no matter what it did.

What it faced was not flesh and blood, but an abyss of domineering and incomparable demonic energy!

Just a breath.

"Sizzle—"

The Heart-Eating Gu let out a shrill scream and instantly turned into a wisp of green smoke, disappearing without a trace.

Zhou Ran's demonic body is impervious to all evil.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Yin-Yang Manual is the ancestor of these unorthodox and heretical practices.

"run!"

Xing Lie finally realized that he had provoked a monster that could not be measured by common sense.

He turned to run away, but his feet seemed to be rooted to the spot, and he couldn't move at all.

He was horrified to discover that Zhou Ran was still standing three meters away, but an invisible, terrifying pressure had completely imprisoned him!

I can't move!

I can't even move a single finger!

This isn't internal energy, it's spiritual power!

A terrifying thought began to grow in my mind.